Continuous power supplies to Jaffna

Jan 19, 2011 10:03:41 AM - itnnews.lk

Jaffna will receive continuous power supplies. The Electricity Board has taken the initiative to supply power to the peninsula 24 hours of the day.

60 percent of the Peninsula already enjoy electricity supplies. More electrification schemes are to be launched in areas liberated from the terrorists. 37 mega watts is released from the main power supply centre in Chunnakkam. There are many applicants for power connections in the peninsula. Street lamps are lit in Jaffna after a lapse of several years. In addition to urban dwellers, tourists visiting the North from the South speak with appreciation the renaissance taking place in Jaffna.